Submission + - Bosses push staff to eat right, exercise
AnonImass Coward writes: Yahoo reports in a story that "Many companies are starting to sound like moms: They're pushing employees to eat their vegetables and go outside and play. And they're not being gentle about it." The story goes on to describe company mandated fitness regimes at clothier LL Bean, insurance company Hartford, among others.
Employer mandated fitness programs are common in Japanese automotive companies and their overseas subsidiaries. Given the prevalent fitness levels (or the general perception of lack thereof) and prevalence of repetetive strain injuries, would IT workers be open to mandatory practices like this?
Employer mandated fitness programs are common in Japanese automotive companies and their overseas subsidiaries. Given the prevalent fitness levels (or the general perception of lack thereof) and prevalence of repetetive strain injuries, would IT workers be open to mandatory practices like this?
